5/25/2007: The measuring stick has fallen, and only patches of snow
remain around the lodge. Another
season gone and only 5 months til the snow starts to fall again!
Base: ZERO
5/14/2007: A little snow fell above 4,000' Saturday night, but otherwise
the snow is going away rapidly.
About 6" left at the Hyak cabin, enough to still keep my measuring
stick standing, but it should fall
sometime this week. Shade protected slopes still have a
couple feet or more but Hyak would be
pretty tough to get down any further then the Oly can. Alpental
is still good to the lodge, but won't
last too much longer down low with these warm temps.
Base: 6"
5/6/2007: Alpental's final weekend just concluded. A bit of new
snow fell over the week and I hear
Saturday was very crowded. Good end to the season.
Base: 1 1/2'
4/29/2007: Great day at Alpental today. Word is the season will
go into May but next weekend
will be the last. Snow coverage is still good through the entire
mtn.
Base: 2'
4/16/2007: A little bit of snow and Alpental's last weekend has been
extended to at least next weekend
now (4/22). Coverage is still pretty good at all areas, though only
Alpental remains open.
Base: 3 1/2'
4/06/2007: Its the warmest day so far this year. Went for a ride
at Central for a bit and the snow was
nice, but in the park lots of dirt showing up. Central is scheduled
to close after this weekend.
Base: 4 1/2'
3/26/2007: Well, a little snow, some rain and some sunshine the past
couple weeks. Hyak is closed for
downhill and Nordic ends this weekend. West also is scheduled
to close this weekend as things begin
winding down as per usual. Snow is below normal, so spring hiking
will not last as long as normal.
Base: 5'
3/11/2007: A Pineapple Express has returned with warm temps and rain.
The snow had at one time
reached 7 1/2' depth but now is back down to 6'. Hyak is scheduled
to close after this coming weekend
for downhill.
Base: 6'
2/25/2007: Snow continues to fall!
Base: 7'
2/23/2007: Much needed snow has fallen all week! The Holy Oly is scheduled
for tomorrow and
conditions should be great!
Base: 6 1/2'
2/19/2007: SNOW HAS RETURNED! The normal winter snow pattern
has returned and we have
powder again. The Summit also has been spending the past few
night scraping off snow from the face
to make the 45' 1/4 pipe for this weekends event. Good thing
for the new snow so we can hopefully
fill in where the snow has been scraped down.
Base: 5 1/2'
2/11/2007: A few inches of snow but marginal snow levels. Tempratures
in the low to mid 30s and
light precipitation forecast so we will either recieve light wet snow,
or light mist/rain. After a dismal
January, Feb is not off to much of a start either. We are now
below average snow depth.
Base: 5 1/2'
2/4/2007: Its warmed up so the rock-hard snow has gone away for the
most part. No new snow is
forecast anytime soon either. Looks like we are getting a flow
from the south, so high snow levels and
a little rain are heading our way. The snow has melted/packed
down now to under 6 feet.
Base: 5 1/2'+
1/28/2007: Its a cold, clear hard-pack day. No snow in awhile
and the snow on the ground is about as
hard as it gets. Groomers are the only place to ride until temps
warm up, or we get more snow.
Base: 6 1/2'
1/20/2007: Temps have warmed up to normal and it appears the ski schools
have kicked off their
season as all the areas are PACKED. Even Hyak had both lots full,
and lines most of the day. January
snowfall is below normal, but our season total is almost dead even
with last year at the same time so
not all bad.
Base: 6 1/2'
1/15/2007: Its COLD again. Temps are hanging around the low to
mid teens with clear skies.
Suppose to be a weak front come through tomorrow, but nothing significant
forecast.
Base: 6'
1/7/2007: What a crazy day. The snow was falling hard most
of the day, but it was real wet and heavy.
Base: 6'
1/1/2007: The Pineapple Express, or maybe just a small version
is heading our way. Today it started
out snowing, then changed to freezing rain (20 degrees w/light rain).
Snow levels are suppose to jump
up for around 36hrs then drop back down, but long enough to ruin the
snow conditions.
Base: 5 1/2'
12/26/2006: More SNOW! Its a bit heavy, but it is snow and it
keeps falling. Another couple feet of
snow over the past few days and more is forecast for the coming weekend.
Base: 5 1/2'
12/17/2006: After a severe wind storm power was knocked out of the
pass, and most of western WA.
Opening did not happen Saturday as expected, but the power returned
last night so today should be
great. Snow is soft on the top foot, with heavy under that.
Temps were in the mid teens as the lifts
started to roll. Great day!!
Base: 4'+
12/10/2006: Snow! It is wet snow, but it is snowing.
Still around 4' on the ground and coverage on
the slopes is very good. An early AM hike I found all runs appear
to be groomed and word is that
Hyak will open for full operation next Saturday the 16th.
Base: 4'
11/29/2006: COLD! Temps dropped to near 10 keeping the snow in
excellent shape. A new storm
is forecast to cross the state tonight with more snow, but warmer temps.
Hopefully it stays below 32
and NO FREEZING RAIN. Snow measures just under 4' at the official
hyak.net stick.
Base: 3 1/2'+ (45")
11/26/2006: Back from vacation and lots of snow has fallen. Summit
West is still the only area open for
the past 2 weekends due to lack of employees, not lack of snow.
Today it was cold, snowing and
blowing and I did see many people hiking the face. Conditions
are great and I hope to get on the slopes
soon, when time allows me.
Base: 3 1/2'
11/15/2006: Its raining hard, but temps are still low (lower 30s) and
SL is suppose to drop down later
today. West is hoping to open this weekend,but they will
need another 12" for sure.
Base: 14"
11/13/2006: So much has changed in one week. The first major
snow storm hit a few days ago leaving
around 12"-14" of heavy snow. Today as I was leaving Hyak around
8am the snow started dumping
pretty good, and there is a prediction of significant snowfall (providing
the SL stays down).
Base: 12"
11/6/2006: HEAVY HEAVY rains are pounding the state, and all creeks,
rivers or even areas where
there didn't used to be a creek are flowing with heavy amounts of water.
I've never seen anything like
this before! Good thing this Pineapple Express is making its
way across the state in early November
instead of mid winter. Hopefully this is the only one we will
see this season. A cold front is coming
through Wed and snow levels are dropping down to normal. Any
snow that fell last week is all but
gone, but it was only a couple inches anyway.
10/29/2006: First snowfall of the season! About 3" of snow fell
across the pass area then clearing skies
led to some COLD temps (around 20 degrees) to make the wet snow into
hard crust. Warming is
predicted so the new snow should begin to disappear around Thursday.
9/13/2006: The predictions are coming out for the upcoming season.
NOAA is predicting warm weather
and less then average snow. Farmers Almanac is saying the PWN
will be colder then normal and above
normal snow. Only time will tell. Snow level is forecast
to drop to 4,000' this weekend so the higher
passes could get their first dusting of snow.